Can't wait for this as a London rover technically my first game of the season now 🙂

Send me the article to this that has his name associated to this, because if I remember at the time it was Waggott leading this not Mowbray. Mowbray is the manager he doesn't have a say in buying and selling of stadium and training ground facilities. So once again not fair to associated that to him. He was quoted saying he didn't believe it was a bad thing but he wasn't the one who put the training ground up for sale. I am luckily through my work have been able to check out academies structure in the UK and Spurs have the set up that everyone is under the same roof so from that perspective it is a set up that work. I am not one for overly defending Mowbray, but i am totally against blaming him for every single downfall this club has had throughout the last 5 years. Some things he takes responsibility for others it was above his pay grade and if you boss says I want to sale the training you are not going to have a rogue employee saying "I think this is a stupid idea" in front of the press.

His overall tenancy is bar one year he improved year on year so we never actually regressed if we are talking about from a squad performance stand point: We did 8th last year, 15th year before, 11th year before that, 15th year before that. 21/22 https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/logo/verysmall/gb2.png?lm=1643026970 Championship Second Tier 19 12 15 59:50 9 69 8 Tony Mowbray 20/21 https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/logo/verysmall/gb2.png?lm=1643026970 Championship Second Tier 15 12 19 65:54 11 57 15 Tony Mowbray 19/20 https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/logo/verysmall/gb2.png?lm=1643026970 Championship Second Tier 17 12 17 66:63 3 63 11 Tony Mowbray 18/19 https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/logo/verysmall/gb2.png?lm=1643026970 Championship Second Tier 16 12 18 64:69 -5 60 15 Tony Mowbray 17/18 https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/logo/verysmall/gb3.png?lm=1466594034 League One Third Tier 28 12 6 82:40 42 96 2

I feel like there is a division between fans who if they say anything positive about Mowbray are seen as living in the past as things are better with JDT. Look by all means JDT does come across a hell of a lot more passionate, and has been a built a better connection with the fans in two months than Mowbray could do in 5 years. However, I do think some people are quick to forget what actually Mowbray inherited and where we are today. A lot of the rewards that JDT is getting with the academy and the squad were built up by Mowbray and the club prior to his arrival. I can name the following just to send shivers down your spine as to what we had in the squad: Stokes, Brown, Greer, Ward, Feeneym Guthrie, and Akpan. We were far away from having anything of the squad we have today. Should be seen as a god? No, but should be grateful for the job he did for us across the 5 years, he created stability, got us promoted and created a squad with assets. Am i right to be excited about the JDT era yes! But he has only had three games and a season is judged by May not August. So lets enjoy the ride and see where this takes us, without having to run over our previous manager. He wasn't a Kean, Coyle, Berg, or whoever else you wnt me to add to this list!

Phil Jones anyone?

Would be curious seeing as Rovers fans are quite international would be worth seeing who is where and try and connect people up 🙂

great opportunity to give some players a rest i would go with: -----------------Pears----------- JRC---Philips--Wharton---Edun ------Morton-----Wharton Markanday-----Dack-----Dolan -----------Vale/Gallagher------

as much as i love JPVH and Bowley I think they are out of price, I would be very happy to settle for Styles and Heilik

Slow build is exactly what football is about though, Mowbray did take time himself and had a 3 year cycle and then pushed on the in second 3 year cycle. Yes the league has a high turnover of players none more so than for ourselves in this year transfer window having lost Lenihan, Nyambe, Johnson, Davenport. The reality is that we haven't just promoted from within the starting 11 is largely the same and 3m+ has been spent on two players coming with another 3 on the way. The answer of integrating youth is a valid one by no means is anyone saying they are starting every single league game. But what we they are offering is the chance to be apart of the 1st team squad to fight for the starting 11 which i am all for.

Dack, Smozdic, Hedges, To name a few. On the wings we have Markanday, Dolan, Brereton, Gallagher and hedges who can play there. WE don't need to over crowd the midfield area at all.

The problem need to be about managing expectation. Am I expecting promotion this year? Oh hell no! It is a year in transition we need to slowly build we haven’t got a Manchester City like war chest to buy our way out the league. So what do we have that no other or very little other clubs have in the league category 1 academy. Granted we can’t go up with kids, but kids will remain kids unless you give them minutes. If Garrett, Wharton, Markanday slowly build up The games they get this year we will have a solid 3 new additions to the team to push on next year. From their the addition of a Van Hecke Would be a master stroke by the club as Lenihan would be forgotten and overall the defence would have improved. I would arguably say that the midfield area has improved if Bucko steps up and I don’t think we will miss Johnson and Davenport. Let’s see where the window takes us. But I firmly agree with Gregg the only way we will be attractive to other young talent is by showing a path way to the first team which little clubs in the area can offer especially with the cat 1 status

You can’t throw money at everything you have choices to make based off the budget we have. To be honest me personally I like the midfield with Travis, Buckley, Hedges/Smozdic/ Dack so having a a player to sign taking off our budget i wouldn’t actually do. I would much rather have a cheap loan and sign or allocate the budget towards a Van hecke who would walk into our starting 11 over another midfielder. I would like us to use the budget for a central defender, a left winger if BBD goes and a striker

I think he counts as a body, it gives the chance to Garett and Wharton and if it doesn't work out Morton could be an able body. I know nothing about the lad but fingers cross he can have an impact on the season but Liverpool friend do seem to rate him quite highly.

Morton Signed! Another body in!

I think everything is reading way too much into the Dack situation. The player has come back from two incredibly tough injuries. During the game we are winning 1-0 would we bring on an attacking threat when you are looking to protect the result. Dack was simply not the right player to bring for that match with how it was all played out. Dolan was the better choice due to his pressing. If we are 1-0 down and we need a bit of class in the box to get that goal then of course bring him on but we need to pick the starting 11 depending on the opponent we are playing to play to the teams strength. Dack will get his minutes. Yes he will be frustrated. But I don't think at all it is the end of the world.

I think there are a few who are being a bit harsh. This isn’t by far the finished squad picking up points now takes the pressure off the rest of the squad. was the performance pretty? No particularly but small changes made a big difference, Buckley playing alongside Travis brings a lot of grit and pressure for the fight in midfield. Ayala is class he just needs to stay fit. Brittain I actually felt had a good game he contained Chair quite well. Pickering does need some confidence blown into him he looks lost Overall 3 points by a team who have been far more active than us in the window. Not the worse result in the world 🤟

Been thinking about the price of season tickets and the issues around the cost around it. i was wondering if the club wants to stick to the current structure there was so much they could have done to help give it more value for money. season tickets should automatically give you access to the live audio streams on the rovers app i never understood the process of buying almost the same thing twice. Referral fees which would give you 50 pounds off next year season ticket is something they could look into as well or offering 20% off the new home kit. I just try to wonder if the above as a package would be more interesting in to our fan base

Issue number one with this is FFP they can't just throw money at the "baby" because FFP does not allow this. Money has been made available which is why we signed Brittain. The same fans who got fed up of everything leaked to the press saying we should be professional are now the same fans who are complaining that they are not ITK. Predictable? Well yes the window hasn't closed and various clubs up and down this country and across Europe are in similar position to us. It isn't like we are miles and miles behind. We haven't changed manager in 5 years so we haven't been frequently changing recently...

So you are challenging 1 extra name that means 8 are still starters. I would take a fully fit Dack any day of the week over Rothwell. We don't know how he will be but if he comes back like we know him, Dack is like a new signing.

Never disputed that but the season doesn't end in August so we have time

Out of interest, i haven't seen any of the friendly games. Would anyone have any feedback if they have noticed any difference in playing style, player improvement, anything really?

Improvement is based on several windows over time we are not going to be a Manchester City and buy the league to go up only to then end up like Derby. The club mentioned and the manager that there is a transition this year and patience is required. When did that communication ever change?

The fact is the starting 11 hasn't drastically changed: ------------------Kaminski (SAME)------------------- Brittain (NEW)------Ayala (NEW if you want)--------Wharton (Same)------Pickering (Same) -----------------Travis (Same)----------Buckley (SAME) Dolan/Markanday/Hedges (Same)-------Dack (Same)----------Diaz (Same) -------------------------------Gallagher (Same)---------------------- Rothwell didn't start every game, neither did Khadra, I just don't get this panic

Jesus the finger-pointing is crazy at one another. The club needs to take responsibility and remain professional. At the end of the day in any common job that you start you are judged after 3 to 6 months on where you are at and how you have developed between the structure. Yes i am aware football is a mad and wonderful world but give people and individuals a chance before having a meltdown. The reality is the club does not make publicly who we are going far so little do we know we may be far closer than any of you think, like we could be miles away who knows. We have been probably beaten to several signings as well but beaten by bigger clubs and some even with European credentials. You cannot blame everything on the club, if you miss out on a player because someone has offered more money and a better overall package, you have to accept it and live between your means. The Starting 11 for opening is strong enough to compete. We will not get 11 injured players prior to kick off so we do have a margin of error we can afford to take a risk on.

Just want to say a big thank you Glen. I remember all those years ago seeing you fighting this and always going to Rovers and never backing down. Not too overly flatter you 😉 hahaha. But i just want to say thank you, even a few years back you probably won't remember but taking the time to personally respond to an email i sent to you with a few questions, and seeing you take the time away from your family and your own personal time to go and get answers it is very much appreciated! Between you and Kamy you guys have been invaluable to the Rovers Community!